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License install support system, license install support method

a license installation and support system technology, applied in the direction of television system, program/content distribution protection, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the sales promotion of applications, burdening users, and affecting the installation of licenses in the respective image forming apparatus, so as to achieve the effect of appropriately mitigating the workload of installing licenses

Active Publication Date: 2014-10-14
RICOH KK
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Benefits of technology

The invention aims to provide a system and method for supporting the installation of licenses, which can help reduce the workload when installing multiple licenses from different sources. The technical effect of the invention is to simplify the process of installing licenses and reduce the workload for users.

Problems solved by technology

However, in a user environment using multiple image forming apparatus, it is considerably troublesome to install licenses in the respective image forming apparatus.
This is quite a burden on the user, which may have adverse effects on sales promotions of applications.

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[0026]Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 illustrates a system configuration example of a license install support system according to a In a license install support system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a user environment E1 is a system environment of the user of image forming apparatuses 20. For example, the user environment E1 is the company or office corresponding to the user of the image forming apparatuses 20.

[0027]In the user environment E1, one or more image forming apparatuses 20 and a device management apparatus 10 are interconnected via a network 30 (wired or wireless) such as a LAN (Local Area Network). The image forming apparatuses 20 are multifunction peripherals for implementing plural functions such as printing, scanning, copying, and fax transmission / reception in a single body, which is an example of an electronic device. The image forming apparatuses 20 can expand the functions according to need, by addin...

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[0069]FIG. 7 illustrates a system configuration of a license install support system according to a In FIG. 7, elements corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and are not further described.

[0070]In FIG. 7, a component management server 60 is connected to the network 70. The component management server 60 is a computer for managing the entity of a component whose license is managed by the license management server 50A. In the second embodiment, when a license is installed in the image forming apparatus 20, the license install processing unit 12A downloads a component from the component management server 60 and installs the component in the image forming apparatus 20. For this reason, in the second embodiment, the component management server 60 corresponding to the license management server 50A is provided.

[0071]In FIG. 7, the license management server 50B and the license management server 50C are not shown as a matter of convenience.

[0072]FIG. 8 i...

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Abstract

A license install support method includes receiving input of a first license identifier used for receiving license data, the license data being used by an electronic device for determining whether activation of a program is allowable; sending, to a license source determining device connected via a network, an acquisition request specifying the first license identifier for acquiring issuing source information including issuing source identification information of the license data; receiving the issuing source information returned from the license source determining device; and using a license install processing unit to acquire the license data corresponding to the first license identifier from a license management device relevant to the issuing source information included among plural license management devices connected via the network, and to send the license data to the electronic device.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a license install support system and a license install support method, and more particularly to a license install support system and a license install support method for supporting the process of installing a program in an electronic device.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In recent years, there have been image forming apparatuses referred to as multifunction peripherals in which applications can be installed after shipment. If a license for using such an application can be provided in accordance with the user's usage format, separately from the entity of the application, the following advantages can be achieved. That is, not only is it convenient for the user, the vendor who sells the application can expect increased business opportunities.[0003]However, in a user environment using multiple image forming apparatus, it is considerably troublesome to install licenses in the respective image forming apparatus. Thus, patent document 1 discloses ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F7/04G06F21/10G06F21/33
CPCG06F21/105G06F21/44
Inventor SUGIURA, YUUKOHIROKAWA, TOMOYAHAN, XIAOFENGIKAWA, TAKU
Owner RICOH KK